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Will Wisconsin matter after all?

It had looked like there would be a presumptive Democratic nominee for president before the Wisconsin presidential primary on April 7. But that might no longer be the case. Read more

David Michael Miller
Evers’ Hail Mary
The governor has announced that he’s appointing a nonpartisan commission to draw new legislative maps. Unfortunately, the Republican Legislature will do everything it can to undermine a fair process. Read more
Feb 13, 2020
Dave Cieslewicz
OPINION Opinion
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Feedback for Feb. 13, 2020
The sad decimation of science at the DNR parallels the ongoing federal purge. Read more
Feb 13, 2020
OPINION Feedback
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Off the Square: Brought to you by....
Let's rename all buildings after rich donors! Read more
Feb 13, 2020
Jon Lyons, Alan Talaga
OPINION Cartoons
Joe Newton
The girls
Roles transform and a girlfriend wants to be more of a boyfriend to her boyfriend. A masc-presenting man seems straight but says he is queer and is attracted to women. That and more in this week’s Savage Love. Read more
Feb 13, 2020
Dan Savage
OPINION Savage Love
Long live Iowa!
Iowa is a good place to start a presidential nominating process. Read more
Feb 11, 2020
Dave Cieslewicz
OPINION Citizen Dave
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David Michael Miller
How about just having some empathy?
Personal experience should influence politicians. How could it not? But I chafe at those who “see the light” because trouble has landed on their own doorstep. We elect leaders to deal with our problems, not theirs. Read more
Feb 6, 2020
Michael Cummins
OPINION Opinion
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Feedback for Feb. 6, 2020
Letters respond to our cover story on the Walker administration's dismantling of the DNR's Science Services Bureau and show support for Madison's Market Square theater. Read more
Feb 6, 2020
5:00 AM
OPINION Feedback
Off the Square: Take from one teacher to give to another
Legislative Republicans are proposing to raise the retirement age for young teachers to pay for retired teachers who are coming back to the job. Read more
Feb 6, 2020
5:00 AM
Jon Lyons, Alan Talaga
OPINION Cartoons
Cam what may
A former Lusty Lady dancer worries about her cam girl daughter. Should she clue her daughter in to what she found distressing about the job? this week in Savage Love. Read more
Feb 6, 2020
4:59 AM
Dan Savage
OPINION Savage Love
David Michael Miller
Cheap bastards
The Milwaukee Brewers may be wasting a year of the Christian Yelich era by not ponying up for elite talent this offseason. Read more
Feb 4, 2020
10:00 AM
Dave Cieslewicz
OPINION Citizen Dave
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David Michael Miller
Don’t kill the messenger
Water utility spokesperson Amy Barrilleaux took a page from President Trump’s playbook in responding to an Isthmus cover story on PFAS contamination. Read more
Jan 30, 2020
5:00 AM
Steven Verburg
OPINION Opinion
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Feedback for Jan. 30, 2020
Another critic of Madison schools and Citizen Dave! Read more
Jan 30, 2020
5:00 AM
OPINION Feedback

Changing the narrative
It has been a difficult year for the Madison school district. We asked school board candidates what would it take to change the narrative. Read more
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Supreme consequences
Dane County Judge Jill Karofsky and law professor Ed Fallone are challenging incumbent Dan Kelly for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Read more
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Mind-blowing journey through the mycosphere
With an expert time-lapse cinematographer and a movie star narrator, “Fantastic Fungi” takes the audience on a ride through the mycosphere, exploring the various ways in which mushrooms might save the world. Read more
Stuffed
Whether you’re in college or not, you’ll feel like you are while eating at Conrad’s Grill. The tot-stuff wraps are likable snacks and the breakfast version is a good bet. Read more
After the purge
With a “Wisconsin is open for business” mantra, former Gov. Scott Walker and legislative Republicans set a course to dramatically diminish the role of science in regulating and protecting Wisconsin’s abundant natural resources. Read more
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